[Suwa City, Nagano Prefecture] Delicious foods around Lake Suwa

Take the Azusa Express from Tokyo to Kami-Suwa Station! 🚃Shinjuku Station → Kami-Suwa Station 💲5,980 yen one way ⏰About 2.5 hours There is a free foot bath♨️ inside Kami-Suwa Station, so I recommend bringing a towel with you! 【Spots we visited this time】 ①AMBIRD 　A cafe that opens at 7am 　Open sandwich and chai latte for 1,620 yen 　(It seems like the owner is alone and there are not many seats, so it might be best to go at a time when there are not many people) ②Pizzeria Poco Pochino 　An Italian restaurant that is only open on weekends 　All the pizzas baked in the pizza oven are really delicious🍕 　All the vegetables and rice served seem to be grown by the owner himself, and they are all delicious, so it's good to go when you're hungry👍 　Wine, salad, pizza and pasta for about 7,000 yen. (It's a popular restaurant in Suwa, so it's a good idea to make a reservation) ③ Takashima Castle A castle that suddenly appeared in a residential area The cherry blossoms were in full bloom at the time🌸 You can enter the castle gate even at night, so it's a popular walking course for couples ④ Suwa Taisha Shimosha Akimiya About an hour's walk from Kami-Suwa Station The nearest station is Shimo-Suwa Station, which is about a 15-minute walk from there It's at the foot of the mountain, so you have to climb a bit of a hill👣 ⑤ Yamanekotei Hanare A soba restaurant located down the hill from Suwa Taisha in the direction of Shimo-Suwa Station They serve not only soba but also curry🍛 For soba, I ordered "Tempura Oni-oroshi Soba" (2,035 yen) I was very satisfied with the soba with lots of toppings. 🚃On the way back, I took the Azusa limited express from the nearest Shimo-Suwa Station. [Travel Tips] If you collect JRE points from your daily shopping, you can use the points to get a free reserved seat on the Azusa Express! (Example) Regular one-way fare of 5,980 yen → Use 1,280 JRE points → 3,740 yen one-way 🙆♀️ [Accommodation] We didn't have time to introduce it this time, but Suwa is a hot spring town! So, every inn has a hot spring♨️ Please find your favorite hot spring inn🫶